wæstm
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English wæstm, from Proto-Germanic *wastmaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wæstm (plural wæstmes) (almost exclusively Early Middle English)
- The crops produced by a plant; the result of a harvest.
- The product or result of something; something's fruit.
- The shape or look or something; the manner something exists in.
- (rare) The progeny or children of something.
- (rare) The extent or notability of something.
Declension edit
Declension of wæstm
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative, accusative | wæstm | wæstmes, wæstmæs |
| genitive | wæstmes, wæstmæs | wæstme |
| dative | wæstme | wæstmen |
References edit
- “wastme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-08.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *wahstmaz, *wahsmaz, from the root of weaxan. Cognate with Old Saxon wastum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wæstm m (nominative plural wæstmas)
- fruit
- growth; increase
- product; result
- benefit
- stature, height
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
- "Zachéus wæs sum rice mann, and cepte þæs Hælendes fær, and wolde geseon hwilc hé wære; ac he ne mihte for ðære menigu ðe him mid ferde, forðan ðe hé wæs scort on wæstme.
- "Zacchæus was a rich man, and had observed the Saviour's course, and would see who he was; but he could not for the many that went with him, because he was short of stature.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
Declension edit
Declension of wæstm (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
- Middle English: wastum